Big Creek-hurricane Creek S- 10

Big Creek-hurricane Creek S- 10 is an earth dam located in Carroll County, Missouri, built in 1993. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspectionNot reported
Height28 ft
Built199333 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 28 ft
28 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

28 ft tall and 700 ft long, taller than 62% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Big Creek-hurricane Creek S- 10

The primary purpose of Big Creek-hurricane Creek S- 10 is flood risk reduction. The dam is designed to control downstream flooding by temporarily storing excess water during storms and releasing it at a controlled rate. The dam is owned by Big Creek Watershed Subdistric (local government). It impounds the Tr-big Creek.

The dam stands 28 feet tall and stretches 700 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 5 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 150 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 192 square miles. Completed in 1993, the structure is 33 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life.

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Location

StateMissouri
CountyCarroll
Nearest CityNone
River/StreamTr-big Creek
Coordinates39.45011, -93.49940

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height28 ft
Dam Height28 ft
Dam Length700 ft
Year Completed1993 (33 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage150 acre-ft
Max Storage150 acre-ft
Normal Storage48 acre-ft
Surface Area5 acres
Drainage Area192 sq mi
Max Discharge187 cfs
Spillway TypeNone

Ownership & Safety

PurposeFlood Risk Reduction
OwnerBig Creek Watershed Subdistric
Owner TypeLocal Government
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDMO50808
Federal IDMO50808
More InfoState Dam Safety Program